Dear mom,

So this week I was at some investigators' house while they had baptismal interviews, and I got a call from the elders in Vlorë saying that a boy I taught about a year ago wanted me to come down to baptize him.  So on Saturday, I baptized him down in Vlorë, and then we went up to baptize the 2 boys who were previously interviewed.  At the baptismal service, there were 5 people baptized, 4 of which were in 4th branch.  It was awesome.  This next week, the brother of the 2 boys who were baptized will be baptized along with 5 other people that same day.  That will be busy.  I believe there are also going to be a good amount of baptisms the Saturday after that as well.  We'll see how all this goes.

Today my companion reminded me that I only had 3 more p-days left.  That was weird.  I always forget how much time I have left.  It's probably better that way.  The other day, I was a little worried about packing my bags to go home, because I didn't think everything would fit in my luggage.  I have quite a few books I want to take home, so I was worried about those.  I started packing things up last week during lunch just to see, and I was able to fit all my books into my backpack and small bag, and then I am getting rid of 3 pairs of shoes, so that frees up a ton of space.  I'll probably take a picture of my shoes so you can all see them.  I haven't worn my third pair of shoes yet, so I'll just wear those on the ride back home.  Those will hopefully last a while.

We moved back into our own house this week.  We cleaned it up and got it all in order as well.  It's nice to actually be living in our area once more.

This week, there was a meeting with Elder Clayton from the First Quorum of the Seventy, and at some point he said he was an attorney.  During one of the breaks I talked to him, and he told me some useful stuff I could do to prepare to become a lawyer/judge.  He verified that I would most likely have to be a lawyer before being a judge, and he said I'd have to know people to be a judge.  He also told me I could go into the courthouse and watch a court trial go down to see how it goes.  I might have to do that after my mission.  Also, it'd be nice to have a job for a while before going to college, so have everyone keep their eyes open for me.

Today we should be meeting with this guy who will hopefully be baptized before I leave Albania. His name is Fati.  It's pronounced just like "Fatty", but it means "luck".  Also, people here will tell each other (and us) that they've grown, shrunk, gained weight, lost weight, etc.  I tell my English classes that it is an insult in America to call somebody fat.

Anyways, have a good week.

Love,

Elder Wallentine